lyceum

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of lyceum The Revolutionary generation took pride in preparing for public life through college literary societies, philosophy clubs, and lyceums – community gatherings for lectures and debates. Sabrina Schaeffer, Oc Register, 4 July 2025 The lyceum speaking circuit had exploded in popularity, but women were largely barred from it. James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025 So, too do tours of Emerson’s home, Thoreau’s lyceum and other spots in town. Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025 The Midwest also saw an explosion of newspapers, libraries and a lyceum circuit featuring speakers like Clara Barton, Frederick Douglass and Henry David Thoreau. Kelly Scott Franklin, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2022 Cadets practice an emergency situation during a lesson in a bomb shelter on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 1. Time, 23 Nov. 2022 All of the children in the lyceum participated in the exercise without protest. Mira Ptacin, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021 It was called the lyceum movement. Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 27 May 2021 Its roots go back further, though, to the lyceum movement that started in Massachusetts in the 1820s and offered attendees the prospect of self-improvement through lectures on literary, scientific and moral topics. Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyceum
Noun
  • The movie will be playing in 90 percent of all Imax auditoriums domestically but will have to share Dolby Cinema screens and other premium large-format auditoriums with the Showgirl release party.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
  • While Avatar 2 will have 90% of the Imax, One Battle After Another will hold onto its Imax 70MM auditoriums.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The house sits on the edge of the Baka neighborhood, known for its leafy streets, upscale residences and lush, private gardens.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Leslie Cheek’s formerly private estate opened as a public garden and fine art center in 1960 and today is host to nearly a dozen gardens surrounding the family’s Georgian mansion, which has become a museum.
    Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The former is a living history exhibit with demonstrations of the community's craft and dance practices, while the latter is a sweeping theatrical performance of the Eastern Band’s history, staged in an open-air amphitheater from the end of May to the middle of August every year.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Cleves said the land is big enough to also make way for a small amphitheater at the park which could be used for concerts and other events.
    Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Police noticed something about the children heading toward the theater.
    Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The surprise appearance from the singers came after Netflix hosted a sing-along version of the movie in select theaters across the United States and Canada toward the end of August.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Lyceum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyceum. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on lyceum

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!